• Nasa’s X-ray boom arm for black hole studies extends in orbit

    Nasa’s X-ray boom arm for black hole studies extends in orbit

    Mission is step closer to exploring most energetic and exotic celestial objects in universe Nasa’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has successfully extended its 4-metre boom arm to assume its operational configuration. Launched on 9 December atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, IXPE is a space observatory designed […]

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